Death is a Dialogue between - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - Death is a Dialogue between

Death is a Dialogue between
The Spirit and the Dust.
"Dissolve" says Death -- The Spirit "Sir
I have another Trust" --

Death doubts it -- Argues from the Ground --
The Spirit turns away
Just laying off for evidence
An Overcoat of Clay.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 976. Death is a Dialogue between Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 5 of 5, added on April 22nd, 2007 at 11:13 PM. wowowowowowowwowowowowwowowowowowwowowoowowowwowoowwowowowowowowowowowowowwowoowwowowowoowowowwowoowowowowoowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowoowowowowowowowwoowowooooowowowoowowoo3wooooooo ilove your poems William Richardson from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on February 13th, 2006 at 9:07 PM. Dust/death=Satan Spirit in line 2=Jesus Spirit line 3=dead person Satan and Jesus argue about where dead person will end up, Heaven or Hell An Overcoat of Clay=body being buried "Sir I have another Trust" = person saying they will go w/ Jesus to Heaven Sophia Hollenbeck from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on June 3rd, 2005 at 11:03 PM. Death--is not Conclution! emmanuel samson from Nigeria More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Death is a Dialogue between, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 976. Death is a Dialogue between Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 1:23PM Viewed 5930 times. Added on June 3rd, 2005 at 11:03 PM.

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